Africa holds 30% of global critical mineral reserves and captures less than 5% of the value added. On 10 July 2026, two events on the same day showed why. ETA on the institutional gap between Africa's continental minerals vision and national implementation capacity.
Africa's energy transition is built around access and renewables. But industry — the sector that drives economic transformation — was never placed at its centre. ETA examines the institutional planning failure holding back Africa's industrial future.
Do export bans help Africa capture more value from critical minerals? This analysis examines the trade-offs between beneficiation, investment, and industrial strategy.
Africa wants to process its critical minerals locally. But can beneficiation scale without reliable electricity? A deep analysis of the power constraint.
Fossil fuel phase-out assumes grid stability and storage. Are African power systems ready for a rapid exit?
When the world talks about the clean-energy transition, Africa suddenly finds itself at the centre of the conversation. Not because we are the world’s largest emitters, we are not. And not because we...
When the World Economic Forum released its recent analysis on the role of Southern Africa in the global energy transition, one figure stood out: countries like Zambia, Namibia, and Zimbabwe...